Classic Cars
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One of 29 aluminum-bodied Gullwings is headed for auction.
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Mercedes-Benz To Honor Sir Stirling Moss At Pebble Beach With Two CarsEarlier this year, Mercedes-Benz shot a 360-degree film to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Sir Stirling Moss' historic 1955 Mille Miglia victory. While the legendary 1,000-mile race is no more, Moss' time of 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds remains unbeaten. To honor the world-renowned...
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Acura Kicking It Old And New School At Monterey Car Week This YearAcura is prepping for what will surely be a busy Monterey Car Week taking place next month. The automaker plans to show off some important vehicles both old and new at a number of the many events that occur during this annual crazy car week. There will be brand presence at The Quail, A Motorsports...
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1960 CERV 1 Concept Heads For Monterey Car Week AuctionAn early prototype hinting at a mid-engined Corvette is up for auction.
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Original Maserati Ghibli Spyder Prototype Heads To AuctionToday, the Maserati Ghibli is a mid-size sports sedan that slots neatly below the larger Quattroporte and its more sporting, two-door GranTurismo and GranTurismo convertible siblings. The Ghibli wasn't always the four-door luxury machine it is today though, as the Ghibli name was first applied to a...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën to expand brand heritage effortsBoth Peugeot and Citroën left the United States during the dawn of the Reagan administration. But even before their exits, vehicles from the French marques were generally seen as the domain of dedicated Francophiles or liberal arts college professors. Or both. That said, each...
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Did you miss your chance to own a one-off Ferrari concept car? Well fire up your adding machine, call your accountant, and prepare your wallet because you've got another chance to own a piece of Ferrari history. The Pinin four-door concept car is heading back to the classifieds. The owner of the car has listed his or her impossibly rare machine for sale on Hemmings. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming Traffic: Video The Pinin is a four-door concept from the Prancing Horse company. It was introduced to the world back in 1980 at the Turin Motor Show. Back in its day, the...
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Ferrari 250 TR Recreation Is Better Than The Real ThingWhen you're passionate about something in this life, it's best to go out and try your best to follow the notions and ideas that spring from that passion. While that sounds like good advice, it's not always possible to do this. For example, let's say you're passionate about cars. More specifically...
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Shelby Announces 50th Anniversary Daytona CoupeThe original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe is the stuff of legend. Just six of them were built between 1964 and 1965, and in ’65 the car helped secure the Constructors’ title in the FIA World Sportscar Championship, making Shelby the first American constructor to win a title on the...
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Fiat 28-Liter 'Beast Of Turin' Driven For First Time In 100 YearsThe Fiat S76, better known as the "Beast of Turin," was built to break records. It's a proper monster from the dawn of the motoring era more than 100 years ago. Power comes from a 28.5-liter four-cylinder engine, meaning that each pot has more displacement than a 2015 Corvette Z06. The massive mill...
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Jay Leno Examines The Old School Muscle Of A '67 Hurst Barracuda: VideoThe Plymouth Barracuda was a pretty wonderful piece of the muscle car pie back in its day. Today though it seems the second-generation cars get heavily overlooked in favor of the third-generation machines from 1970 and 1971. They shouldn't though, because they can be made to look quite 'Cuda-esque...
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Despite Rarity Another Porsche 959 Is Up For AuctionIt was only a month ago that we told you about a 1988 Porsche 959 finished in black that would be going under the hammer at one of the auctions taking place during August’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Now we have word of a red 1987 example, another Komfort model, that will soon be...
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Miami Vice was the sexy, violent, cocaine-centric epitome of 1980s television. And while Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas might have played detectives Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs, the real stars of the show were the cars and fashions that ushered in a new era of glitzy excess. Initially, Crockett drove a Ferrari Daytona Spyder replica, but after complaints from Maranello, the imposter was famously destroyed by a rocket launcher. MORE: 1988 Ferrari Testarossa Time Machine Test Drive To replace it, Enzo Ferrari sent the production two black 1986 Ferrari Testarossas. Both were quickly...
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Ghostbusters Reboot Gets New Ecto-1: VideoYes, Hollywood is entirely out of fresh ideas. But that doesn't mean the new Ghostbusters won't be funny. The remake of the 1984 comedy classic is set to hit theaters next year, and thanks to a tweet from director Paul Feig, we have have a first look at the new Ecto-1. The Ghostbusters' emergency...
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This Mysterious Truck Has Ferrari's Five Flagship Supercars Tucked Away: VideoNow here’s something you don’t see every day. This mysterious truck, which looks like it could have rolled off the set of a Transformers movie, has hidden away all five special series Ferraris. The special series cars are those Ferrari flagship models that come roughly once a decade and...
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Singer Reimagines The Porsche TargaYou already know what Singer does. They take older model Porsche 911s and make them works of automotive art. Up until now, the company had stuck to re-imagining coupes. That's all changed because the first 911 Targa has received the reimagining process, and the results are absolutely wonderful...
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5th-gen Ford Bronco is a Raptor under the skinIf Ford made new product decisions based on enthusiast forums, it'd have never killed the beloved Bronco. Of course, planning corporate strategy around internet commentary doesn't exactly a guarantee a slam dunk—or a future as a going concern. But true believers—like Icon's Jonathan...
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Woman Reunited With C3 Corvette After 43 Years: VideoIn 1972, a Georgia woman got a job in an office and was earning her first real paychecks. She was 19 years old at the time, had started to save up, and she decided to splurge a little bit. Always in love with the Chevrolet Corvette since it debuted in the year of her birth, this young lady decided...
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Cars and Coffee, it ain't. The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering is to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance what the Vanity Fair party is to the Oscars. Guests will be fortified with rich people rations like oysters, caviar and champagne. And this year, entertainment will be provided by former Formula One pilot and European Touring Car champion Jochen Mass. Invitation-only tickets—at $600 a pop—will keep out the great unwashed. ALSO SEE: Bentley To Add Both A Sports Car And Coupe-Like SUV To Lineup And there will be cars. Boy, will there be cars. Categories range from Pre-War Sports...
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James May's Porsche 911 Sold At 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: VideoUPDATE: This 1984 Porsche 911 3.2-liter Carrera owned by ex-'Top Gear' host James May was sold during the past weekend’s 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed for a little over £50,000 (approximately $78,225). The final bid was close to double the expected price. As far as Top Gear goes, the...
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A Look Back At The 2015 Kitzbühel Alpine Rally: VideoEach year, for close to three decades, the Kitzbühel Alpine Rally has been taking place in Austria and sees some of Europe’s most notable classic cars come out for some sun, a little driving and some getting acquainted with a new generation of fans. The Volkswagen Group, one of the...
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Alfa Romeo Reopens Its Official Museum To The PublicAlfa Romeo helped kick off the launch of its new Giulia sports sedan by also reopening its official museum, located in Milan, Italy, to the public. The museum closed in 2009 following the decommissioning of an adjacent plant and a relocation of the brand’s headquarters. However, as part of...
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Vintage F1 Cars To Pack Grid At Rolex Monterey Motorsports ReunionThis bit of news should prove music to the ears of fans who find the sound of Formula One's current V-6 turbo engines disappointing. In what's sure to make for a glorious soundtrack, over two dozen machines from F1's storied history will assemble to lap Leguna Seca for the annual Rolex Monterey...
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Porsche 911 Turbo Owned By Steve McQueen Heads To Auction: VideoA Porsche 911 Turbo originally owned by Steve McQueen is headed to auction. The Porsche, said to be the last special-order 911 McQueen ever bought, is an original 1976 930 finished in Slate Gray. The early production example, not unlike the very first 911 Turbo, is powered by a turbocharged...
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